Japan to raise gov’t workers’ retirement age to 65
February 16, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government decided at a meeting of related ministers on Friday to raise the retirement age for national public servants from the current 60 to 65 in stages. The government will ask the National Personnel Authority to consider
Senior US Naval officers in Okinawa sacked
February 16, 2018
Washington-The US Navy said Thursday that it had sacked the command triad of its mobile construction unit in Okinawa Prefecture following “an incident of private misconduct.” The three belong to the California-based Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, currently deployed to
Gov’t presents plan to reappoint Kuroda as BOJ governor
February 16, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government presented Friday its plan to seek parliamentary approval for reappointing Haruhiko Kuroda, 73, as Bank of Japan governor. For deputy governors of the central bank, the government proposed appointing Waseda University Prof. Masazumi Wakatabe, 52, and
Japan’s Kono Appeals for Need to Keep Pressure on N. Korea
February 16, 2018
Munich- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, in a speech on Friday, appealed for the need to continue applying pressure on North Korea to make the reclusive state abandon its nuclear and missile development programs. Addressing the Munich Security Conference in
Abe calls Japan’s defense-only posture “tough strategy”
February 15, 2018
Tokyo- -Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reaffirmed Wednesday Japan’s adherence to an exclusively defense-oriented national security posture, while admitting it is a tough strategy to take. “If regarded purely as a defense strategy, the posture we take is a very tough
Abe negative about Moon’s possible visit to N. Korea
February 15, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday sounded negative about the idea of South Korean President Moon Jae-in visiting North Korea now. “The important thing is whether the visit is expected to help make progress” toward North Korea’s denuclearization,
Fatal accidents by aged drivers stay at high level in 2017
February 15, 2018
Tokyo- Fatal accidents in Japan caused by drivers aged 75 or older totaled 418 in 2017, down by 41 from the previous year, but still at a high level compared with accidents caused by younger drivers, the National Police Agency
FSA to inspect applying cryptocurrency exchanges
February 15, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Financial Services Agency will conduct intensive on-site inspections of 15 cryptocurrency exchanges that are operating in the country while waiting for their registration with regulatory authorities, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The FSA is set to target those companies
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